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Friday, February 04, 2011

Parisian Gift-With-Purchase

When you're lying on the floor for a week... (Because your mattress is on the floor and you've got sciatica) Your perspective changes... You notice you're surrounded by 'Paris Trash'! You get a tremendous urge to do something about it...

So henceforth, any PBers buying a watercolor at Etsy or from me directly, will receive a surprise Gift-with-Purchase of some of the above. I can't guarantee exactly what you'll get and supplies are limited, but I promise it will be pretty and fun.

If like me, you can't bare being engulfed by Parisien Souvenirs, you can always enjoy them vicariously in a book - Shop Image Graphics in Paris. I wrote about ithere.

Dear carol, hope you will be feeling better soon.I think this pain has a lot to do with the cold weather because my neck is horrible!! So much pain in the last 4 days!I never did aquatic exercise, but I did a lot of Yoga on the first year after my surgery. After a year I got tired of the schedule, always at dinner time, then I switched to Zumba dance in the morning. Which I LOVE!!!I always feel good after one hour of class, like yesterday. But today I am crippled again! My kids are home, one is very sick the other doesn't have school. So, I guess I am not going to the gym today....Wish you well!

Great idea, Carol! All my Parisian tidbits are still stuffed into a big envelope and crammed onto my bookshelf, waiting for me to "do something" with them. I probably won't ever do anything with them, but I like knowing they're there.

I do display my Chanel bag on my armoire, though, along with the cashmere sweater I bought at Galeries Lafayette (the sweater I thought was 39 Euros but was actually 89 Euros...oh, that pesky language barrier...)

A prophet in his own country!!! I often consider why Paris trash or foreign trash in general looks so ....UNtrashy! Then, one day, on a foreign blog, I found a book made form a Land-O-Lakes butter box!!! Seeing it with fresh eyes opened my eyes to the possibilities of DOMESTIC trash. Soon I will be ready to appear on reality tv...on one of those hoarders shows.May you be up off the floor soon....it can't be easy getting in and out of bed when it's on the floor!

Your "trash" is more like treasure... :) I would have such a hard time tossing any of it too. Great idea for lagniappe with purchase. Kind of like getting a box of Cracker Jacks with a surprise inside. they still do that don't they?Hoep all goes well with Doc, Ms. Agog. xo

Oh Carol you poor dear. Hoping you are feeling better soon - yes "trash" so interesting, is there such a thing as Paris trash? I think my suitcase would be full of it. I know when i come home I quietly tuck things away - even receipts and find myself glimpsing at them every now and then . I am sure anyone would enjoy anything "extra" from you x

Look at it this way, Carol.The more Paris trash you get rid of, the less you have to keep handling, moving around, carrying, etc. THUS, the LIGHTER THE LOAD!Which means you'll be able to maneuver better, and thus get well FASTER! Now you gotta' admit, that is pretty darn logical, don't ya' think!?

The same thing happened to me during my last long stay in Paris. One day, I just looked around my apartment and realized it was loaded with exactly the same boxes and bags you're showing! They're somehow too pretty to seem like trash, yet they are. Oh, Paris!

ahhh--lovely! I never got my alert that you'd posted yesterday, so I was just going to write a note to see if you were ok. Glad to see you seem to be alive and well and living in Parisian stuff! xoxo Bon weekend, Carol. Hope you're feeling ok!

Ow carol , I LOVE LOVELY PARIS TRASH TOOOO!! like visit cards, satin laces to pack for gift or to taste a parfun at sephora =) and of course paper bags ... When u come back??? sorry for the salon du chocolat, a lot of people ... can t find u =( now the weather is not very good!!! merry xmas darling !!! a lot of sucess!!!

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♥carol gillott♥

l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it, now tripping over cobblestones, living in a 6th-floor garret on l'Ile Saint-Louis, Paris. Savor Parisbreakfast with a hot chocolate and croissant.
I paint Paris dreams.